boy’s name
Asher in Chinese
阿舍
ā shè
Asher is usually written 阿舍 in Chinese, pronounced ā shè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Asher, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | ā | first (high, level) tone | prefix for people's names | 阿 |
| 舍 | shè | fourth (falling) tone | house, dwelling; dwell, reside | 舍 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Asher in Chinese
How do you write Asher in Chinese?
Asher is usually written 阿舍 in Chinese, pronounced ā shè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Asher, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 阿舍?
阿舍 is pronounced ā shè: ā in the first (high, level) tone and shè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Asher in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 阿舍 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 阿舍 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 阿舍 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Asher, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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